Phil Anderson: Unity Church has loyal members

Today, we continue in our series of articles written by readers who highlight their house of worship and tell us about what they like about their congregation.

Two members of the Unity Church of Christianity, 9126 S.W. 10th, submitted articles about their congregation. The first portion comes from Michael O’Boyle. Here is what he writes:

“I’ve attended Unity Church of Christianity for 31/2 years or so. I started out with the Daily Word, a devotional filled with encouragment that my sister sent me as a gift subscription. I renewed it myself and need more things like it in my life.”

O’Boyle said he starts his Sunday mornings by attending the Unity prayer service at 8:30 a.m., followed by Bible class, then the worship service.

O’Boyle said finger foods are served around noon, after the morning service, allowing members to visit and have a time of fellowship with each other.

Shortly after he started attending Unity, O’Boyle said he “called and asked if there was anything in the way of volunteering” he could do. The response was, “Yes.” He since has helped with the congregation’s monthly newsletter.

He said the church’s pastor, the Rev. Michael Jamison, “is more caring than ministers at the biggest informal churches in large cities.”

Another Unity member, Esther Luttrell, had this to say:

“As our world expands, thanks in large measure to the Internet, we find ourselves so bombarded with information and impersonal contacts that we tend to forget there are those who care deeply about you and your spiritual well-being.

“There are still churches where the minister carries on duties far above anything required of him, visiting members wherever they need his attention. He does it on a level so personal you sometimes wonder if it isn’t difficult for him to get his suit coat over his wings.

“Unity of Topeka sits, like a white beacon, atop a 10th Street hill, amid flowers and foxes, its rooftop nearly scraping the underside of heaven itself. Minister Michael Jamison and his lovely Hungarian-born wife, Appalonia, are there to bring comfort, a warm welcome and a divine message to their loyal flock.

“What a beautiful Sunday morning journey! I love driving to the countryside and up to the top of the hill at 9126 S.W. 10th. Nothing would make the minister, his wife and members of the congregation happier than to greet a sanctuary overflowing with visitors. Please accept our most heartfelt invitation to come join us.”

OK, so there you have it — the Unity Church of Christianity.

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